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 Federal universities are usually highly competitive with many of them requiring candidates to score above 200 in UTME before being considered for admission. However, there are some of these institutions that have fixed lower cut off marks for admission into the 2024/25 academic session. Let us take a look at the most prominent among these ivory towers. FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES THAT ACCEPT 140 The most prominent among them is the University of Calabar (UNICAL). This second generation university has fixed a a minimum tolerable score of 140. Interestingly, candidates that did not initially choose UNICAL but meet the requirements can also apply.  The two other universities in this category are:  Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Katsina State  Federal University, Otuoke (FUOTUOKE), Bayelsa State  FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES THAT ACCEPT 150 So far, there are two of them. The first is Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (AE-FUNAI). The minimum tolerable score...

 The University of Ibadan will officially begin the screening of candidates 2024/25 academic session on July 29, 2024. According to a publication (signed on July 26 by the University registrar) on its official website, the exercise will run till August 31, 2024. For a candidate to be eligible, he must not be 16 years of age at the time of application. Such applicant must have also scored 200 or more in the 2024 UTME.  Application Process 1. Login to https://www.admissions.ui.edu.ng with your JAMB registration number as username and surname as password. 2. Make payment with on the portal 3. Fill the necessary fields and print the receipt. The post-UTME examination shall take place from Monday, 16 September 2024. However, the date for each candidate will be communicate through the admission portal in due course.

Following the annoucement of the minimum tolerable UTME scores for 2023/24 session, government-owned universities have begun to roll out their admission processes for the term. In this article, we will take a look at the federal degree awarding institutions that have already begun the process of admission. It should be noted that these universities must be the first choice before a candidate can apply.  University of Jos This university is unique because they will be admitting candidates of the 2023 and 2024 UTME. The screening of Direct entry applicants began on July 22 and will close on August 10, 2024. The portal to register is https://portal.unijos.edu.ng/Account/Login Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI), Ebonyi State The minimum score required to applied for admission into this university is 150 (for candidates that intend to study Chemistry, Sociology, Agriculture, Biological and Environmental Sciences). However, applicants must score above 200 to be eligi...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board have released the 2024 results on their portal. With this development, candidates who lost access to their registered phone number will be able to access their results.  According to a post on the Board's official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the result slips feature advanced security features. However, the slips can not be obtained from road side cybercafes. Candidates that want to print their result will need to visit accredited CBT centres.  A visit to a couple of CBT centres shows that the results are truly online.  Candidates only need to contact a registered CBT centre with their registration Numbers. The cost is between 2100 naira and 2500 naira in most centers surveyed.